单词 | reformationary |
释义 | reformationaryadj. rare. 1. Of, concerning, or relating to political or institutional reform; reformatory. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > amending > [adjective] > reforming mendinga1542 reformatory1589 reforming?1591 reformative1593 reformalizing1614 reformationary1823 reformationist1948 society > morality > virtue > righteousness or rectitude > reform, amendment, or correction > [adjective] reforming?1591 reformative1593 verticordious1702 reformatory1791 reformationary1823 reformationist1948 1823 Edinb. Mag. & Literary Misc. July 18/1 We may safely refer a very considerable proportion of that reformationary aversion which at present prevails, to the jealousy and disgust with which the very terms expressive of reform have, since the period of the French Revolution, been regarded. 1986 N. Niwata Theory of Insurance & Social Security in Japan ii. 61 Their eyes are directed toward the regime side, and hence they cannot make full efforts for real reformationary (or revolutionary) movements. 2. Frequently with capital initial. Of or relating to the Reformation. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > Christianity > Protestantism > Reformation > [adjective] reformed?1545 reformationary1827 reformational1843 reformationist1948 1827 T. Carlyle tr. J. P. F. Richter in German Romance III. 219 My feeble attempt, in regard to this Reformationary advocate, will be sufficiently rewarded. 1843 F. W. Newman & J. P. Simpson tr. V. A. Huber Eng. Universities II. x. 156 Many were possessed with the empty spirit of arbitrary censoriousness;..a vice which so soon attached itself to the reformationary movement. 1990 P. V. Warwick Culture, Struct., or Choice? iii. 86 The postulated role of Reformationary beliefs in the rise of modern capitalism has stimulated a long-standing debate. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1823 |
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